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Sorry, forgot the OS (comes from writing a simple question over the course of 2 hours in between other intensive tasks!): Linux - Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon.
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Excellent - I was aware of procmail and thought I was on the right track with it but couldn't find an example of it going into sub-folders! &nbsp;Thanks. :)
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I've got postfix happily delivering to Maildir format archives. &nbsp;I've got Courier IMAP and Thunderbird working, I've got fetchmail grabbing the external accounts &amp;&nbsp;delivering them... all is well. :) &nbsp;The problem: I used to use hMailServer as the mail server and it allowed me to deliver e-mails into a sub-folder of IMAP.<br />
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&nbsp;Is there any way I can automate message-based rules without having Thunderbird open? &nbsp;There are some sites (experts-exchange for example) which I have rules to automatically put them into a sub-folder and others which copy messages to other individuals. &nbsp;Is there some software I can do this automatically as the e-mail comes in...
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I've got postfix happily delivering to Maildir format archives.  I've got Courier IMAP and Thunderbird working, I've got fetchmail grabbing the external accounts & delivering them... all is well. :)  The problem: I used to use hMailServer as the mail server and it allowed me to deliver e-mails into a sub-folder of IMAP.

 Is there any way I can automate message-based rules without having Thunderbird open?  There are some sites (experts-exchange for example) which I have rules to automatically put them into a sub-folder and others which copy messages to other individuals.  Is there some software I can do this automatically as the e-mail comes in...

Sorry, forgot the OS (comes from writing a simple question over the course of 2 hours in between other intensive tasks!): Linux - Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon.

Excellent - I was aware of procmail and thought I was on the right track with it but couldn&#39;t find an example of it going into sub-folders!  Thanks. :)

How to automate Maildir delivery rules

I&#39;ve got postfix happily delivering to Maildir format archives.  I&#39;ve got Courier IMAP and Thunderbird working, I&#39;ve got fetchmail grabbing the external accounts &amp; delivering them... all is well. :)  The problem: I used to use hMailServer as the mail server and it allowed me to deliver e-mails into a sub-folder of IMAP.

 Is there any way I can automate message-based rules without having Thunderbird open?  There are some sites (experts-exchange for example) which I have rules to automatically put them into a sub-folder and others which copy messages to other individuals.  Is there some software I can do this automatically as the e-mail comes in...

Interactions between email servers and clients are governed by email protocols. The three most common email protocols are POP, IMAP and MAPI. Most email software operates under one of these (and many products support more than one).  The correct protocol must be selected, and correctly configured, if you want your email account to work.